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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14
,,s OF SUBS CRIPTIoN.
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Who said picnic?
Sum mer is with u.s.
Insure in the Security
Vote the railroad tax
Stop at the Madison House
Freight trains are too seldom.
The nights are still very cool
Police Jury meeting Monday
4 cat is a very deceptive animal
Court brought lots Of people to
town.
TIL, crops are getting along al
right.
The sbacks have not all been
torn down yet.
What does all this talk about a
fish fry mean?
The DAYS are long enough for
anv reasonable person.
Thoro appears to be an invasion
of heas in Madison.
Peaches have been shipped North
from Mississippi.
You can almost hear corn crack
as it rapidly grows.
Don't forget the corner stone
ceremonies June LIST.
Heavy shower of rain and hail
Wednesday afternoon.
Court adjourned Thursday after
noon to Wednesday next.
Mound has been made a flag
station. The company is to stingy
to pay an agent.
Work on the Madison and Ten
sas Telegraph line will begin Mon
day, and will be put right through
Read the "ad'' of Mr.. VAIL. II
YOU want any timing done, or any.
thing in the guttering line, be sure
and call OH him.
Railroad assessments in Alabama
are much more business like thar
in Louisiana. Take a look at the
list given in this column.
Petition the V S & p for permis,
sion to whitewash the depot. L
something is not done to it, som
one is liable to mistake it for an ole
shack and tear it down.
The storm of Wednesday wa;
very severe down at the Araby
plantation, where it blew dowr
fences, and did much damage
Hail fell in large quantities, ant
beat down the corn and cotton.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14
NOTICE,

the a Msfr from colored man on
to har Mississippi sp river, and supposed
a bale "a, Of cotton. A' one Skin and
same ne n r,gh,ful owner can recover
signed, and "dPp p.,.ig to the under
ADAMS KELLOGG
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14
THE HURLEY hurley.

2
of the Hurley Burleys was given
last week-Fridav-and was a sue
cess in every respect. For first
performance it was remarkably
good. Music was furnished by a
band from Vicksburg, and organ
accOmpanaments were given. for
some songs by Miss Katie Junkins
of Natchez.
\ march by the children of the
school was the first piece on the
programme, which was excellentlv
done, and greatly admired by the
audience. After which The Fairy
Revenge in which all the children
participated, was given, Then
followed a number of recitalions
by the school children, which were
given in such a manner, as to show
careful training, and thorough
drilling by the teacher-Miss Anna
Stewart, who cannot but feel proud
of her pupils.
The children having retired
from the stage, the Hurley Burlcy's
came on, and the first piece was
the Shadow Act of Box and Cox:
which caused much amusement,
and was we'll received. This was
followed by the piece of the even
ing, The Sleeping Car. Miss
Amanda Stone as Mrs. Roberts,
was the principal character, and
although her part required a great
deal of talking, she was well up in
it, and proved that 4 good selection
was made for the character. Miss
Annie Groves rs Aunt Mary made
an otherwise unimportant charac-
ter very interesting. Mr.. p. W.
Hickey made an excellent Porter.
Mr.. Sam James as Mr.. Roberts,
showed himself a good actor. The
part of the Conductor was well
rendered by Mr.. W. d. Ziegler,
Mr.. J. r. Mcclellan as the Cali
fornian, and Mr.. Daniel Snyder as
Willis Campbell did remark
ably well, and the play
was altogether well render
ed. The closing piece was
\ Charade in , acts, Miss Julia
Slack as the old maid, Miss Rcna
Sparrow her niece, Mr.. r. B. Brown
rs DR.. Bently and Mr.. W. d. Zieg-
Ter as Mr.. Popkins made quartet
that are hard to beat, and the au-
dience was highly diverted with
/ the play. Great credit is due Mr..
Daniel Snyder for the energy and
industry he displayed in the prep
arations for the entertainment,
in which he was ably seconded by
Miss Stewart, Mrs. Allnutt and
others. That Tallulah has talent
is beyond dispute, and the first
effort was unquestionabIy well
done.
The All Star Combination OF
! Millikens Bend, presented the
Hurley Burnley with an elegant
! floral Monogram. The bearer OF
the Monogram, made a short but
eloquent speech, which was we'll
received. Then the dancing began.
There were a number of ladies and
gentlemen from the various sec
tons of the parish, and the hal
was as full as it could well be. just
imagine the sweet strains of music,
and all that sort of thing, and the
performance is over. The curtain
falls, the lights 90 out, the hall Is
deserted. Tired natures sweet
| raStororc oSSuulps full sway anC
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-14

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

The fact has been developed in the
correspondence of the New York
World that London society papers
are in the habit of ridiculing Amer
lean women resident in England for
their alleged toadyism and obsequi-
business to royalty and noble birth,
And city editor lets out to the cor
respondent the true inwardness OF
the whole matter. He says that the
average English woman is jealous OF
the favor and popularity while the
superior sprightliness and intelli-
gence of the American ladies procures
for them in England, and that this is
the only way to make his paper
popular among English ladies. A
most humiliating confession indeed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

In regard to tho effect of the labor
movement on national politics Mr..
Carlisle is reported as saying that sit
is reasonable to suppose that the old
parties will lose in equal proportions
according to their numbers" This
is very sensible remark, and, If il
be true, twill not affect the result OF
the elections in Indiana and New
York, and will diminish the repub-
lican majorities in republican States
in the same proportions that il
diminishes the democratic vote in
the same States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
PRODUCTIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES.

A statement of the mineral pro-
auctions of the United States in the
calander year 1886 has been issued
by the United States Geological
Survey in advance of the forthcom-
ing report on the mineral resources
of the United States prepared by
David t. Day, Chief of the Division
of Mining Statistics and Technology,
which makes a very gratifying
showing: The has been an aggre-
gate increase, in value of $37, OOO,O 900
over the previous year 1885,, and
iron products show a gain of $4,000,
600 over the previous year (1SS5).
Some industries have decreased and
this reduces the average increase
below that Of pig iron.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

OUR exchanges speak of n new
organization which is called "The
Sons of Veterans" composed of
young men In the north, the sons of
ex-union soldiers, whose object, if we
may judge by their utterances and
outgivings, seems to be that of per-
petuating the unpleasant memories
and animosities of the late civil war.
AS the all-wise Creator seems to have
decreed that we should be one peo-
pie and nation, 1t appears
that good sense and patriot
ism ought to prompt us to de-
sire to live in peace and harmony
with each other, forgetting former
prejudices and animosities on the
altar of our common country that
we may so live in peace, and mutual
ly study how best to promote the
prosperity and advance the interest
of the land that gave us birth. We
are aware that at this point of the
argument we are met with the
charge of rebellion, and 1t is insisted
that FIVE deserve to be treated as
malefactors and criminals because
we are guilty of treason. Conced-
ing, for the sake of the argument,
that this is so, were we not driven
into rebellion by what we thought
the aggressions of the northern people
upon our rights? And, if there has
been treason, common sense dictates
that it should either be punished, or
condoned. This everlasting harping
upon the past and raking up old
grievances does no good, and may be
productive of a great deal of harm.
1t is true that the people of the north
hated slavery, but it is equally true
that those States originally intro
duced slavery into this country.
Whatever vituperative epithets we
may feel disposed to apply to each
other, the impartial verdict of his.
tory will pronounced the war civil
revolution in which an honorable
man might we'll array himself, with.
out any disparagement of character
on either side according to his con.
victions and his sense of duty. If 6
man battle for that which he honest
ly and conscientiously believes to bt
right, he is simply revolutionist
and is in no sense a traitor in the
common acceptation of the term, ant
it is unjust and ungenerous so to cal
him. We have said this much be.
cause we believe that the spirit which
inspired the organization of "Tht
Sons of Veterans" if it is correctly
reported by the press, can be pro
ductive Of only evil, discord and dis
satisfaction and that continually, ant
therefore we are opposed to all such
proceedings.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
NEWS was received at Nashvil

NEWS was received at Nashville,
on the 25th instant, that wealthy
farmer named Bum was returning
home from Murfresboro in company
with a friend, having OH his person
large sum of money in greenbacks,
and, when about ten miles from
town, they were halted by three
villains who demanded their money
or their lives. Bum gave up his
roll of money, but his friend pre-
tended to pull out his purse, but
pulled his pistol, jumped behind his
horse, and opened fire on the robbers
They returned the shots and struck
Bum in the thigh inflicting wound
which will probably prove fatal
Aposse is in pursuit of the waylayers
one of whom is known to be
Lands an ex-convict.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

THE great African explorer, Henry
NJ. Stanley, whose death, in the
center of that country, is reported in
the newspapers, was a Welchman
but enlisted in the Confederate army,
and made a good soldier until he
was made prisoner. He was released
upon taking service in the United
States navy, which he did and,
became an ensign on the iron-clad
Ticonderoga. In 1868, he became
correspondent Of the New York
Herald in the celebrated British
expedition to Abyssinia. Then he
went to Spain as correspondent of
the Herald, and, in 1869, he was sent
by the Herald TO find DR.. Livingston.
He was at the opening of the Suez
canal, visited Constantinople, Pales-
tine, the Crimea, the valley of the
Euphrates, Persia and India. When
he turned his attention to- the eXplo-
ration of Africa, he found DIR. Liv-
ingston in November 1871, and has
added more than any other one man
to the worlds knowledge Of that
benighted region. The place al
which he is reported to have been
drowned is at the head of the lower
Congo river, which is six hundred
miles from where he was last heard
from at Bolobo, and the report of his
death comes by cable from the
island of st. Thomas. 1t Is regarded
as by no means certain that he Il
dead, as sufficient time has scarcely
elapsed for him to have reached tbs
lower Congo, and for the news I,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
TIE Oft recurring instances of n

THE oft recurring instances Of the
execution Of popular vengeance by
the use Of mob or lynch law, cannot
be regarded by rejecting peaceable
and law-ablding citizens with any
other feelings than those of regret.
Whilst, in many instances, the enor-
nifty Of the crimes thus punished
seemed to palliate, If not to justify,
the resort to such methods, yet If the
community once becomes habituated
to this dangerous and alarming prac-
tice, life and property will bethereby
rendered insecure, and the very ends
Of justice will be, in many cases, de.
feated. 1t is bad precedent to al
low an Infatuated mob of citizens
however honest and we'll meaning
to act as judge, jury and executioner
and swing up, without the formali
ties even, of a legal trial, the viles
of criminals, for experience shows
that public opinion is apt, sometime
to commit serious blunders In tn,
haste and excitement which usually
attends such proceedings. 1t would
be well enough for the regulators t,
hang and shoot all of the grand ras
calls in the community, but wha
guaranty has society that they will
deal in this way with nobody bu
grand rascals? AS we have laws TO
the protection of life and property
would it not be well to hold up OF
this business for spell, and throw
the weight of a sound and health.
public sentiment in the scale to insis
that the criminal laws of the countr,
are promptly and faithfully executed
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

NATURE having failed to furnish
Judge Finley, the Kentucky political
scavanger with brains and intellect
to attack Gen. Buckner and the dem
ocratic party logically and courte
ously like a gentleman Of the grand
old Kentucky style, that worthy, fol
lack of argument, IL eulling the
choicest epithets from the vocabulary
of Billings gate, and hurting then
harmlessly at the feet of the Ken
lucky democracy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
A Story Of Books.

Books are not sold nowadays at
publishers prices. The prices you
see in catalogues mean nothing.
Macauley's Essays, volumes, list
1915. We sell II at 1925. Dickens
works are catalogued at three times
their value and other books in sim
iliar manner. Only American copy
righted books are put down at any
thing like their real price. Subscrip-
ton books are enormously high
in proof Of this, we notice, when
first published the country is flooded
with them at high prices and as soon
as the sale drops off down comes the
prices about one half. Mark Twain's
books were once sold 1915, early,
and now can be had for 1926. We
sell all books at fair and even price,
and have bargains to offer to close
buyers.
OWEN, MOORE & ATKINSON.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
AMR. WARMER B. BATEMAN. on!

AMIR. WARNER B. BATEMAN, one
Of the Hon. John Sherman's hench-
men, in his very natural and COM
mendable admiration and enthu-
siasm for his patron, says that Sher-
man will receive the nomination and
endorsement of the Ohio Republican
Convention, which is likely, but
when Mr.. Bateman goes to the
utmost tether of his zeal and assets
that the Hon. John can carry Indi-
ana, he Is wide of the mark. The
Hon. John couldn't touch Indiana
with q forty foot pole.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
BLAINE IN LONDON.
HIS Extremely Remarkable Career Is
Duly Set Forth.


From London papers which have
just arrived, says w. II. Siviter in
Tid-Bits, we learn great many facts
about Mr.. Blaine which have hitherto
escaped his American biographies.
Some extracts are appended:
The Rt. Hon. James G. Blaine and
wife have just arrived in this city.
Mr.. Blaine is at present Governor
General OF Maine, province on the
southwestern coast of Lake Mississ-
ippi. In addition to this office he
holds that of Vice President of the
Republic, in accordance with the
lille adopted by the Parliament at
nv. shinSt0n, which gives the vice
ores,, 'ential position to the man who
!secures the second highest vote for
President Mr.. Blaine would have
been electeo President and Mr..
cleveland Vices PRESIDENT had not the
Chinese delegates tote national con-
vention opposed him OF, account of a
previously expressed opinion that
the emigration of Chinese should be
stopped.
Mr.. Blaine is a first cousin of the
Rt. Hon. William +. Cody, better
known as Buffalo Bill, and is ex-
peeted to call upon him tomorrow to
Formulate governmental plans for ac-
ton on the Resembling of the
American senate in November, Mr..
Cody being senator from the pro-
vince of Key West, beyond the Mis-
sissippi river, and a strong supporter
of the government.
Mr.. Blaine's military title is
Major General, although he seldom
usis it. He gained it by gallant
action on the field at Lookout Noun.
tain. where he commanded the
Second Chicago Infantry under Gen,
Beauregard. Besides receiving his
commission as Brigadier General
he was warmly complimented
in a personal letter from Pref
sident Jefferson Davis and Sec
rotary of War Stanton. Later he
.aol, a ,,rominent part In the capture
e 80 New York and in the reduction o.
Fort Du Quesne. D.o.,1,,,
r,araalFs Cabinet, he proposed tn
us,s;h;t;on measure known as TN
Maine law, which is In force through 1,; ! .n
ont ali the northwestern pro Sta.o,
o os;tb 4" the single exception OF Slater
Island. ,.r Mr. Blaine
~ tnown. he having issued 1r9n
Wen -. In the last eighteen mohtls
IN. /. york ,rk entitled Twenty Years !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

A TELEGRAM from New York
dated the 25th inst, says: The
Rev, DR.. w. E. Ward, of Nashville,
Tenn, who was a passenger on the
Cunard steamer Aurora, died on the
hemeward voyage on the Goth inst.
Mr.. Ward was accompanied by his
daughter, with whom he had made
a European tour. The steamer
arrived last night with the body on
board. 1t still lies on the vessel
awaiting the arrival of friends.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30

ANOTHER of those disgraceful
fights occurred the other day in the
thirteenth districtof Davidson county
at a frolic between Berry Griffith
and Shelby West, in which the fight
became general and the ladies, in
their alarm, beat a harty retreat,
During the melee, Griffith drew q
knife and made three lunges al
West. He cut cash several inches
long in the left side of his head,
stabbed him in the left side, making
a frightful cut, while the third cut
penetrated his left lung. West is
thought to be MORALLY wounded
Griffith made his escape.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
W. ]. BRoADDUs, Editor.
300 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.
THE TARIFF.

The large and rapidly accumulat-
ing surplus in the treasury, 1t is true
Is an evidence Of the almost bound
less resources Of country that Is
able to own a billion and half of
dollars, but it also clearly indicates
gross mismanagementin the finances
of the country, for which somebody
Is, or ought to be, responsible. 1t
matters not how rich we may be as a
nation, sound financial policy die
tates, and the public interest de
mands, that the people should not
be burthened with taxation to pro-
duce an annual surplus more than
sufficient to defray the expenses of
the government on the basis of ex-
penditure commensurate with that OF
Mr.. Buchanan's administration, a
surplus on which interest is being
lost, as not one dollar of it, under ex-
listing laws, can be used in extin,
gushing the principal of the national
debt except in the purchase of bonds
at a ruinous premium. The United
States government, the State govern.
ments, the civil and municipal cor
porations, and the people, being al
present so largely in debt, common
prudence and discretion would seem
to dictate the tightening of the bur-
dens of taxation upon the people as
much as possible while this state o.
things lasts. Accordingly the ex'
penditures of the national govern
ment ought to be cut down to the
lowest possible economical standard
and no more money collected than il
NECESSARY to defray these expenses
and meet the just obligations of thu
government to its creditors and sol
diers. The primary object of thu
revenue system Of the government
then, should be to raise this amour
of revenue, and this revenue, from
the foundation of the government
has been raised by levying duties Oh
foreign imports as a favorite ant
popular mode Of taxation with tn
American people. In adjusting tn
tariff to produce this revenue, i
should be laid, as far as practicable
on luxuries and not upon the neces
saries of life. The rich are able t.
pay the tax, and do not mind il
while a few dollars is q matter @
considerable Importance to a poo
man towards supporting his family
The idea of protection does not ente
at all into the discussion from a den
ocratic standpoint except the fac
that every duty laid upon produc
of American industry is protection
incidentally to that industry to tn
extent of the duty laid, and, in ad
justing the rate, we give the prefer
ence to our own products over thos
imported from foreign countries whe
this is practicable. This is the Who'll
matter in a nutshell.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-30
mighty little chance at the hands of
such party.
ELECTRICAL street cars are now

ELECTRICAL street cars are now
running in Baltomore, Md; Port
Huron, Mich; Windsor, Canada;
Detroit, Mich; Appleton, Wis,
Scranton, Pa; Denver, CAL; Mont
gomery, Ala; Kansas City; Orange,
N. j.; Richmond, Va; Mansfield,
o.; st. Paul, Min; and Newport,
KY. The list of towns where cleo.
trio roads are under contract is almost
without end, and 1t is said to be so
much cheaper than horse power that
it is thought 1t will supercede horse
cars altogether before very long.